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Nancy Patten Clements (1822-1887)
Nancy Patten Clements was the wife of John Franklin Clements, and mother of his ten children. For 23 years after his death, she was the head of household on the Clements farm. She led her family through the Reconstruction period in the South. She acted as a strong and capable matriarch of her family, under whose management the farm and family prospered.
Born Nancy Patten, she was a daughter of James M. Patten and Elizabeth Lee, and sister of Jehu Patten. Her paternal grandfather, William Patten of Camden District, S.C., was a Revolutionary Soldier. Her maternal grandfather, Joshua Lee, was a veteran of the War of 1812. About 1830, her grandfather Joshua built an earthen berm across the northern outflow of Grand Bay, and constructed a grist mill at Allapaha, GA (now Lakeland), the first in the area to serve the original settlers of Ray City, GA. This mill run later became the site of Banks Mill.
Nancy Patten was born October 7, 1822. According to Folks Huxford, her parents married about 1819 and were among the first settlers of this area in what was then Irwin County, GA. They settled on Land Lot 400, in the 10th district of old Irwin County. Lot 400 was situated on Big Creek, about four miles above the community then known as Allapaha, now Lakeland, GA. (The James M. Patten home-place was cut out of Irwin into Lowndes county,1825; from Lowndes into Berrien, 1856; and from Berrien into Lanier in 1920.) In 1825, Nancy's parents, Elizabeth and James Patten, and maternal grandparents, Martha and Joshua Lee, along with William A. Knight, Sarah Knight, Jonathan Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Mary Knight, Josiah Sirmans, and Matthew Albritton constituted the primitive baptist Union Church, on the banks of the Alapaha River.
In the latter half of 1840, Nancy married John F. Clements in Lowndes County. Records of the marriage were lost when the Lowndes County courthouse burned in 1858. Upon her marriage Nancy was about 18 years old; John F. Clements was 30. His household in the enumeration of 1840 included another white male, age 40-something, a young slave woman and a slave girl, but as yet, the Lowndes County tax records did not show that he was a land owner. His neighbors included John Lee, John Roberts, Benjamin Sirmans and John Knight.
At the time of the wedding, the Indian War (Second Seminole War) was under way. In this conflict John served as a private in Captain Levi J. Knight's Independent Company of volunteer militia. This unit saw action in 1836 in the skirmish at William Parker's place, actions along Warrior Creek, and the skirmish at Cow Creek.
Children of John Franklin Clements and Nancy Patten:
- Rhoda C Clements (1843–1920) married William J. Lee
- Martha Elizabeth Clements (1844–1926) married W. M. Adams
- William Clements (1846– )
- Nancy R Clements (1849– ) married Levi W. Sirmans
- Mary Mollie Clements (1851–1932)
- Missouri Clements (1854–1928) married Thomas J. Futch
- Sara Amanda Clements (1855–1931) married Moses C. Lee
- Winnie Annie Clements (1855–1893) married William H. Studstill
- David C Clements (1857–1902) married Martha Baskin
- John Miles Clements (1859–1937)
By 1844, Nancy's husband John F. Clements had acquired 245 acres in the 10th District of Lowndes County.
By 1850, the Clements' land had increased to 980 acres in Lowndes County, 50 of which were improved. The cash value of the farm was assessed at $500, and John Clements owned another $50 in equipment and machinery. The livestock included 4 horses, 37 milch cows, 87 other cattle, 21 sheep, and 100 swine, valued at $1000 taken all together. They had on hand 300 bushels of Indian corn, 40 bushels of wheat, 1 bale of cotton at 400 pounds, 20 bushels of sweet potatoes, 50 lbs of butter, and $125 worth of meat. Their neighbors were the families of Aaron Knight, Aden Boyd, Henry Tison and William Giddings.
In 1856, the Clements and their neighbors were cut out of Lowndes county and into the newly created Berrien County.
On September 23, 1864 Nancy's husband John F. Clements died at age 54. She buried him at Union Church, the church her parents had helped to found at Milltown (now Lakeland, GA).
Levi J. Knight assisted the widow Nancy Clements with the administration of the estate. The usual notice was published in the Milledgeville Confederate Union.
Milledgeville Confederate Union
January 3, 1865
And whereas, Levi J. Knight and Nancy Clements applies to me for letters of administration on the estate of John F. Clements, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all persons interested to be and appear in my office within the time prescribed by law, and file objections if they have any why said letters should not be granted.
Witness my hand officially, November 7, 1864 [pd$3025 5t.] W.E. CONNELL Ord'y
At the time of John's death, the Clements farm place was on six hundred and six acres of land situated on parts of Lots of Land No. 381, 356, and 335 in the 10th District of Berrien. There, the Clements family had raised corn, oats, sweet potatoes, and other food crops, and livestock including milk cows, beef cattle, sheep and hogs, and of course, cotton. Nancy Clements was left to run the farm, provide for the six of their children who were still at home, and care for her aged mother. According to the 1866 map of Berrien County, GA, Lot 356 is situated square on the confluence of Allapacoochee Creek (now Ten Mile Creek) and Camp Creek (now Five Mile Creek), which combine to form Big Creek. To the north, Lot 335 straddles Camp Creek; to the south, Lot 381 lies between Big Creek and the pocosin that formed the headwaters of Beaverdam Creek. This wetland was impounded with an earthen dam by Thomas M. Ray and Levi J. Knight in 1863, who constructed a grist mill at the outflow which became known as Ray's Mill.
Under prevailing law, Nancy Clements had to apply to the courts for appointment to see to the affairs of her own children.
Milledgeville Federal Union
December 4, 1866
And whereas, Nancy Clements applies to me for letters of guardianship on the persons and property of the minor heirs of John F. Clements, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all persons interested to be and appear in my office within the time prescribed by law, and file objections if they have any why said letters should not be granted.
Witness my hand officially, November 5, 1866
15 5c W.E. CONNELL Ord'y
The estate of John Franklin Clements was finally liquidated in 1867.
Milledgeville Federal Union, April 2, 1867 — page 4
GEORGIA, Berrien County.
Two months after date, application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of John F. Clements, deceased.
LEVI J. KNIGHT, Adm'r.
NANCY CLEMENTS, Adm'rx
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Milledgeville Federal Union, July 16, 1867 — page 4
Administrator's Sale.
Will be sold at the Court House door in the town of Nashville, Berrien county, Ga on the first Tuesday in SEPTEMBER next, within legal hours of sale, six hundred and six acres of land being parts of Lots of Land No. 381, 356, and 335 in the 10th District of said county. Two improvements on the land. Sold as the property of John F. Clements, deceased. Sold for distribution. Terms twelve months credit, small notes and approved security.
LEVI J. KNIGHT. Adm'r
NANCY CLEMENTS, Admr'x
July 2, 1867. W E C 49 tds
John's widow, Nancy Patten Clements, continued to reside in Berrien County. She was assessed for taxes in the 1144th Georgia Militia District of Berrien County in 1867 as the administratrix of the estate of J.F. Clements and and the Guarantor for John's eldest son, William W. Clements. There were 303 acres of land under her name on Land Lots 356 and 381, 10th Land District. Under the name of William W. Clements there were 677 acres on parts of Lots 356, 381, and 335. Her neighbor on Lot 335 was Jasper Cook.
In the census of 1870 her homeplace was enumerated in the 1144 Georgia Militia District, the Ray's Mill District, with her children Martha E. Clements, Missouri Clements, Winnie Ann Clements, David C. Clements, John Miley Clements, and Amanda Clements. Nancy's 78-year-old mother, Elizabeth Patten Thornton, was living with them; after the death of Nancy's father in 1846, her mother had re-married to William Thornton of Ware County. Also in Nancy's household was nine-month old William L. Clements . Nancy's boys helped with the farming while the girls kept house.
Nancy's farm was described in the 1870 Non-population Agricultural census as 400 acres, with 60 acres improved and 340 acres woodlands. The farm was valued at $300, equipment and machinery worth an additional $50, and livestock valued at $821. She had 3 horses, 1 mule, 10 milch cows, 2 oxen, 45 other cattle, 30 sheep, and 35 hogs. Her stores included 120 bushels of Indian Corn, 180 bushels of oats, 1 bale of cotton at 450 lbs, 75 lbs of wool, 1 bushel of peas and beans, 4 bushels of Irish potatoes, 150 bushels sweet potatoes, $6 dollars worth of "orchard products", 120 gallons of molasses, $30 dollars worth of "house manufactures", and $170 dollars of meat production. Nancy's total real estate was valued at $500 and her personal estate was valued at $1442. Among her neighbors were Jesse Lee, John Lee, and John W. Peeples.
The 1872 Berrien County tax digest shows Nancy had acquired an additional 200 acres of land on Lots 356 and 381. By 1877 she had acquired 700 acres additional land on Lots 380 and 426, bringing her total acreage up to 1300 acres
The 1880 agricultural census show Nancy Clements' land holdings at 1040 acres with 40 acres under cultivation and 1000 acres in woodlands and forest. Her farm was valued at $1000, with $10 in implements and machinery. She spent $5 on building and repairing fences, but no money on fertilizer. Her costs for board and wages for farm labor was $48. Her $241 in livestock included 1 horse, 13 milch cows, and 27 other cattle. There were 8 calves dropped on her farm in 1879; two cattle were slaughtered, and four more were lost to disease, stolen or strayed. She had 8 sheep on hand; seven lambs were dropped, seven sheep were sold, and one died of disease. Eight fleeces were sheared, for 19 pounds of wool. She had 10 hogs and 9 barnyard chickens. Her total farm production was estimated at $500.
Berrien County tax digests show that between 1880 and 1887 Nancy Clements executed a number of additional land deals with her children and others of the Clements family connections. She eventually consolidating her personal holdings to all 490 acres of Lot 380, situated on the east side of Ray's Mill Pond, and disposed of all of her livestock. Her neighbors included John Lee on parts of Lot 356; George W. Knight on parts of Lots 357 and 358; and her son, John M. Clements on parts of Lots 381 and 356.
Nancy Patten Clements died on October 30, 1887. She was buried at Union Church Cemetery, Lakeland, GA.


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This feature-length documentary introduces viewers to Ken Carter, a Montreal-born stunt driver who made a living by risking his life. The film shines a light on the intense preparation that led to Carter's first attempt to jump a car across a mile-wide stretch of the St. Lawrence River – a 5-year period during which the dare-devil raised a million dollars, erected a 10-storey take-off ramp and built a rocket-powered car.
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Quite possiblly the best documentary ever made. Thank you to Robert Fortier for making such a great film!fridgejam, 9 Aoû 2010


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This is a cabinet card of Benjamin Franklin Way. The back of the card provides a wealth of information, including his birth and death dates. It even includes three generations of descendants! I am in the process of locating family members to pass this photograph onto. I'll let you know if I am able to connect with any of them.
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A couple days ago, a few new images from HBO's upcoming Alfred Hitchcock-centered pic The Girl landed online. They gave us some new promo-posed looks at Toby Jones and Sienna Miller as Hithcock and Tippi Hedren, but now HBO has provided us with a batch of images from the actual film, giving us some great looks at Miller in a few iconic poses from The Birds. The Girl examines Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with Hedren, and the film apparently doesn't shy away from showing a less-than-appealing side of Hitch. Though Jones may end up being overshadowed by Anthony Hopkins' iteration of the filmmaker in the feature film Hitchcock, I'm eager to catch The Girl when it airs in just a few months.
Hit the jump to check out the images. Directed by Julian Jarrold, The Girl premieres on HBO on October 20th.


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Biblical term denoting "far be it [from me, thee, etc.]." In Talmudic literature it has two distinct meanings, derived from the two meanings of the root "ḥalal" (to profane; pollute). In some instances its signification is cognate to that given to it in the Bible (Gen. R. xlix. 16; Yalḳ to Gen. lxxxiii.); in other places it has the meaning of "round about," "in turn," from "ḥalal" (to bore, pierce, make hollow or round), usually in conjunction with the word "ḥazar" (to turn around, begin again; Suk. 55b; Ket. 95a; Zeb. 10a).
In later Hebrew and in the Yiddish language the word is employed in its original meaning, but carries with it greater emphasis than is given to it in the Bible, having the signification of "God forbid," "by no means." It is sometimes strengthened, in colloquial speech, by the addition of the word "we-ḥas" (may He have pity). The expression is very common in Yiddish, and is especially used to ward off the evil effects of an ill-omened utterance.


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Susan and Tony Going Home – Cody and Edyta Safe
Cody and Edyta were barely saved on tonight's episode of Dancing with the Stars. Susan and Tony were sent home. At least I can say that America got this right. It would have been really wrong if Cody got sent home while Julianne is recovering.
Lionel Richie sang "Good Morning" while Alec Mazo & Edyta Śliwińska danced.
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3 Ice Hotels for Your Honeymoon (No, Seriously!)
Why spend your honeymoon somewhere warm when you can cuddle with your husband inside your ice hotel room? Think designer igloos, that are romantic, secluded and unlike any place you have been before. Here are three of our favorites.
The ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
The ICEHOTEL is the world's first ice hotel located in Jukkajarvi, Sweden built 20 years ago. When you arrive, you're given thermal clothing and a thermal sleeping bag. Your bed? A block of ice topped with a warm reindeer blanket. You'll go all out Swede when you stay the night. In the morning, you will enjoy a morning sauna and cup of hot lingonberry juice.
What to Do: Dog sledding is big in this city – a nighttime dog sledding tour under the northern lights? So romantic!
Hôtel de Glace in Quebec, Canada
The Hôtel de Glace was the first ice hotel in North America. Every December, the staff re-builds the hotel and it stays open between January and MArch. Bonus: they have fireplaces!
What to Do: There's skiing, dog sledding, a spa, a sauna and even a dance club. (They even have an on-site chapel!)
Kirkenes Snowhotel, Norway
The Kirkenes Snowhotel is located in the easternmost city in Norway near the Russian border. The rooms (actually, they're more like caves) are built deep into snow, so snow itself keeps the caves warm.
What to Do: Go on a snowmobile tour, a crab excursion, a husky farm trip, ice fishing, or even a day trip trip to see the Northern Lights.
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Friday 25 January
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The reptiles (Vipera berus) is an extremely widespread reptile, and is the UK's only venomous snake. As a result of its venomous bite, the adder is a much-maligned species in most of its range, with a wealth of folklore surrounding it (4). However, despite the public perception of this snake, it is generally a shy, timid and non-aggressive species (5).
A stocky snake, the adder is easily identified by the dark zigzag line passing along the back bordered by rows of spots. A dark mark which takes the form of an 'X', 'V' or 'H' is located on the rear of the angular head and the pupil is vertical (3).
Males are greyish, whitish, pale yellow or cream in colour with very dark contrasting markings, whereas females are typically a brownish or reddish colour with brown markings (2). Females also tend to be longer and wider than males, and have shorter tails. Male and female juveniles are reddish in colour (3).
In all cases, the belly is grey, greyish-brown or bluish, and the throat is dirty yellow or white. Completely black (melanistic) adders arise quite frequently (3).
The reptiles is typically active during the day, when it hunts mainly for small mammals, including voles, shrews and mice. Grasshoppers and locusts, lizards, young birds and frogs may also be taken (8). In warm conditions, the adder will actively hunt its prey, but it often uses a 'sit and wait' technique. The adder strikes prey animals with its fangs to inject venom, then releases the prey and follows the scent trail it leaves behind. Upon finding the dying or already dead animal, the adder begins to swallow it head first (3).
The reptiles emerges from hibernation in March, with males emerging before females (3). For the first few weeks after emergence, this species remains fairly inactive and spends much of its time basking (8). After the male has shed its skin in April it becomes more active, and will begin to search for potential mates by following scent trails. The female sheds its skin a month later than the male, and both sexes shed again later on in summer. The adder does not feed until after it has mated, and so during the time before mating, both the male and female adder live off fat reserves that are built up during the previous year (3).
Upon discovering a receptive female, the male begins a courtship display in which the tongue is flicked over the female's body. The male and female may vibrate their tails briefly and bouts of body quivering may ensue. If the courtship is a success, copulation takes place, after which the pair may remain together for two hours or so. If another male approaches the pair at any point, the first male will defend the female aggressively, and a fight may result (3). These fights are known as 'the dance of the reptiless' as the males partly raise their bodies off the ground and may become entwined, often repeatedly falling to the ground and rising up again. More than two males may be involved in such a contest (4).
The female reptiles usually reproduces once every two years, returning to the site of hibernation towards the end of August or early September to give birth. The adder is viviparous, giving birth to between 3 and 18 live young which are initially encased in a membrane (7). After giving birth the female must feed intensively in order to build up sufficient reserves for hibernation (3). The young adders do not feed until the following year, but live off the yolk sac and fat reserves that they are born with. The adder reaches sexual maturity at three to four years of age (3).
The reptiles usually enters its hibernacula in September or October (3). Hibernacula are often the abandoned burrows of small mammals typically located on high, dry ground or the overgrown root systems of fallen trees. The adder usually uses the same hibernation site for life (9).
Although adders are poisonous, they are not aggressive and rarely bite humans or domestic animals, preferring to retreat into thick vegetation instead. Most adder bite incidents result when they are picked up or trodden upon, and in most cases they are not serious. The elderly, the very young or people in ill health are at most risk (3).
In Britain, the adder has a rather patchy distribution. It is more numerous in southern England than the north, is not common in the Midlands, but is fairly numerous in west Wales and southwest England. It is widespread in Scotland but is absent from the Outer Hebrides, the Central Lowlands and the Northern Isles. It is absent from Ireland (3) (5) (6).
The adder has the widest global distribution of all terrestrial snakes; it is found in the west from Britain and Scandinavia to central France, reaching eastwards as far east as the Pacific coast of Russia and Korea, and is the only snake to occur in the Arctic Circle (3).
The adder is found in a range of habitats including open heathland, woodland, moors, lake sides, alpine rocky slopes, and saline and sandy semi-deserts. It requires sunny glades or slopes where it can bask and dense cover in which to take shelter (7) (8).
The adder is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
The adder is threatened by habitat loss in a number of areas throughout its European range. The open habitats it needs, particularly heathland, has been locally lost as a result of scrub encroachment, development, agriculture and afforestation (1).
A further threat to the adder is the persecution of this species by humans, and potentially collection for the pet trade. In Romania, the adder is threatened by illegal collection for its venom (1). However, the exceptionally wide distribution of this species, combined with its tolerance to a very large variety of habitats, mean that this species is not currently threatened on a global scale.
The adder is listed on Annex III of the Bern Convention, which aims to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats (10). It also occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range, and is protected by national legislation in many range countries (1).
In the UK it is illegal to kill, injure, harm or sell reptiless under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (11). The adder is classified as a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) (12), and is featured in a number of Local Biodiversity Action Plans. An important proposed action is to educate the public about this species to dispel the fears and prejudice surrounding it and reduce its deliberate persecution (12).
There is a need to conserve separate evolutionary lineages of the adder, as some may represent currently unrecognised species (1).
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Timo Olavi wrote:Also, I can not agree that they are more sour or more extreme as of late, considering that artisanal Lambic beers have been around for at least two hundred years, and since sour beers routinely rely on the metabolites of micro-organisms (rather than the the malt bill or hops) for their character, lower acidity would more often than not just lead to bland results.
I don't know if sour beers are more sour as of late. But in the US, it was an almost-unheard of category a few years ago and it has very quickly spread to all the craft breweries. (Which these days is pretty widespread)
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Here is a good review of the playoff picture for the NFC from PF:
6. Green Bay (9-6): The Packers are in with a win next week against the Bears. They could also get in with a loss IF the Giants and Bucs lost next week. The Packers hold strength of victory tiebreaks in the event of a three-way tie. They beat the Giants Sunday, so obviously have the head-to-head tiebreak. Essentially, the Packers are first in line in the event of tiebreaks.
As noted a loss next week doesn't necessarily ruin the chances of the Packers going to the playoffs. A Giants loss to Wash (in Wash) and a TB loss to the Saints (in New Orleans) would also put us through. I actually think it's possible this happens the way things have been going for the Giants lately.
Obviously we don't want to have to let it come down to what other teams do – we should focus on beating the crap out of the Bears. Problem is that the Bears have plenty to play for. If they beat us next week, Chicago would wrap up the #2 seed and a first round bye. They'd obviously prefer the bye to having to take on the Packers or Giants in the first round of the playoffs as the #3 seed. So, my guess is this game will be an all out affair. If we play like we did yesterday, we should be just fine.


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Lucas Oil Purchases MAVTV with Major Plans to Upgrade Cable Channel Programming
Nov 02, 2011
Corona, CA, September 30, 2011 - Lucas Oil Products, Inc - the fastest growing Oil products company in the world announced today that it has purchased control of cable TV Network MAVTV as part of its ongoing expansion program. Lucas Oil will make a significant financial investment in MAVTV and has plans underway to improve both the quality of the programming and the value of the Network.
Lucas Oil has been one of MAVTV's key shareholders and strategic partners since their initial investment in the network in 2008. MAVTV now joins the Lucas Oil Studio family of programming which already produces more than 350 Hours of Motorsports and Lifestyle television programming annually.
According to Bob Patison, Executive Vice President, Lucas Oil Products, Inc., "For MAVTV we're focusing on three main areas including significant programming buys from major studios, exclusive new programming and an aggressive marketing campaign to improve consumer awareness. "
Lucas Oil's future plans for MAVTV will utilize its extensive portfolio of marketing relationships. The campaign will include local media buys and prominent brand positioning within Lucas Oil properties such as Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, plus grass roots marketing at over 400 racing events throughout the country. These include Lucas Oil's Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling events and multiple teams in NHRA. In addition, the MAVTV logo is featured on millions of Lucas Oil products sold each month in over 20,000 retail locations across the United States.
As MAVTV is absorbed into the Lucas Oil family of companies in the next few months, a slate of investments in both programming and infrastructure will be announced.


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Communist professor an apologist for mass murder
Paul Joseph Watson
November 26, 2012
A shocking video has emerged which illustrates how American colleges are infested with Marxist professors who are nothing less than apologists for mass murder.
The clip shows Montclair State University English Professor Dr. Grover Furr angrily proclaiming that one of history's most brutal dictators – Joseph Stalin – was not guilty of a single crime.
A member of the audience asks why Furr had denied communist regimes were responsible for mass killings, noting that Nikita Khrushchev apologized for Stalin's murders in 1956.
"What you said is bullshit! It's wrong! It's a lie!," responds Furr, adding, "But of all of the falsifications that go on in the school systems in this country – this world, Soviet history is falsified the most. I have spent many years researching this and similar questions that I have yet to find one crime – yet to find one crime – that Stalin committed. I know they all say he killed 20 or 30 or 40 million people. It's bullshit!"
Furr then bizarrely claims that the United States has the lowest standard of living amongst industrial nations because it has failed to embrace socialism, despite the fact that figures routinely show the United States to be in the top 10 of the countries with the highest living standards.
As to Furr's claim that Stalin killed nobody and was not responsible for one crime, even the Soviet Union's own internal documents admit that Stalin was responsible for at least 3 million deaths, a figure that doesn't even include famines, massacres and many other factors.
The vast majority of serious academics and historians put the figure at around 20 million as a base number.
Hat Tip: American Thinker.
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They yet believed not for joy. Luke 24:41
Suggested Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
If you should see tomorrow a heavy shower of rain, you would not believe, I suppose, that it was made with a watering-can; and if you saw the Thames swollen to its banks from a great flood, you would not believe that the London waterworks had filled it to the brim. No, say you, this is God at work in nature. The greatness of the work proves that God is here. If you were ever in Cambridge, you might have seen a little mountain which is so small nobody knows how it was made. Some say it is artificial; some say it is natural. Now, I have never heard any dispute about the Alps; nobody ever said that they were artificial. I never heard of any disputation about the Himalayas; no one ever conjectured that human hands piled them up to the skies and clothed them with their hoary snows. So, when I read of the mercies of God in Christ, reaching up like mountains to heaven, I am sure they must be divine. I am certain the revelation must come from God; it must be true; it is self-evidential. I might enlarge this argument by showing that God's works in creation are very great, and therefore it would be idle to think that there would be no great works in grace. Two works which have been made by the same artist always have some characteristics which enable you to see that the same artist made them. In like manner, to us there is one God; creation and redemption have but one author; the same eternal power and Godhead are legibly inscribed on both. Now when I look at the sea, and hear it roaring in the fulness thereof, I see a great artist there. And when my soul surveys the ocean of grace, and listens to the echoes of its motion as the sound of many waters, I see the same Almighty artist. When I see a great sinner saved, then I think I see the same Master-hand which first formed man.
For meditation: The wonderful works of the one and only God (Isaiah 44:6-8), both in creation (Isaiah 45:5-7) and in salvation (Isaiah 43:10-11; 45:21-22) are fully evident. Have you experienced the second as well as the first?
Sermon no. 425 12 December (Preached 15 December 1861)
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Patient Story
May 3, 2011 – David Finklang, 27, went to the doctor after experiencing pains in his chest. The surprising diagnosis: Testicular Cancer. He was treated by medical oncologist and testicular cancer specialist Bruce Roth, MD, at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. Finklang shares his story, and Roth discusses testicular cancer and treatment. Both encourage young men to be aware of changes and follow up if problems arise.


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Another open source IDS vying for its place in the sun is Tamandua. Version 2.0 was released in June 2003. It may be a good tool (I haven't used either Shoki or Tamandua), but I'm reluctant to try Tamandua. Most of the presentations are in Portuguese, and the project seems to be the offshoot of a commercial company.
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Former NFL player Joey Porter remains in jail after he was arrested on Friday on a felony warrant for writing a check without sufficient funds.
The Bakersfield Californian reports that Porter was pulled over for a traffic stop in Bakersfield on Friday night, and detained when officers discovered that he had a felony warrant in Clark County, Nevada.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office website lists Porter as still jailed with no bail, with an expected release date of December 26. So it appears that Porter will be spending Christmas behind bars.
This isn't the first time Porter has found himself in trouble in Clark County, Nevada, where Las Vegas is the county seat. In 2007, Porter was issued a summons on a misdemeanor battery charge for a fight with then-Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones in a Las Vegas casino. Porter was also arrested in 2010 for drunk driving, although those charges were later dropped.
Porter played eight seasons for the Steelers, three for the Dolphins and two for the Cardinals before retiring this year. No details have been made public about the nature of the bad checks he allegedly wrote, but if he has gone broke that would be a stunningly fast financial collapse for a man who was still earning NFL players as recently as a year ago, and who made tens of millions of dollars in his NFL career.


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With the this collection project about to experience something of a revival, it is with regret that co-founder Claire Askew departs the project for pastures new.
Claire says:
"I had a great time working on this collection, and I am very grateful indeed to all the brilliant poets, filmmakers and artists I got to work with over the course of the project. It wasn't always easy, and things didn't always go to plan, but it was always, always weird, daring and great fun. Being part of the massive McEwan Hall showcase will remain one of the stand-out moments of my poetic 'career' — it was a truly unique and awe-inspiring event. All our events were special, all our film shoots were mad and brilliant, all our poetry readings were inspiring. Thanks a million to anyone who was in any way involved.
Thanks in particular to Stan Reeves of the Tollcross Community Centre; and to Mike Spells and Garry Gale of Edinburgh City Libraries — gents, may your glasses at the Bow Bar be ever full.
Thanks for everything, this collection-ers! Keep up your fabulous creative work, whatever it may be."


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From the North Carolina Department of Commerce:
North Carolina's November Employment Figures Released
RALEIGH — The state's seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate was 7.4 percent, decreasing 0.6 of a percentage point from October's revised rate of 8.0 percent. The national rate decreased to 7.0 percent from October's 7.3 percent.
North Carolina's November 2013 unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points lower than a year ago. The number of people employed increased 20,037 over the month to 4,314,502, and increased 6,082 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 28,138 over the month to 343,611, and declined 101,091 over the year.
Seasonally adjusted Total Nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly establishment survey, decreased 6,500 to 4,084,100 in November. The major industry with the largest over-the-month increase was Trade, Transportation & Utilities at 2,600, followed by Professional & Business Services, 2,000; Construction, 1,600; and Leisure & Hospitality Services, 300. Major industries to experience decreases were Education & Health Services, 4,100; Manufacturing, 3,300; Financial Activities, 2,500; Government, 1,500; Other Services, 1,000; and Information, 600. Mining & Logging employment remained flat over the month.
Since November 2012, Total Nonfarm jobs gained 56,800 with the Total Private sector growing by 59,700 and Government declining by 2,900. The largest over-the-year increase of major industries was in Professional & Business Services at 25,700, followed by Trade, Transportation & Utilities, 15,400; Education & Health Services, 9,800; Leisure & Hospitality Services, 7,700; Information, 5,200; and Manufacturing, 200. Major industries to experience decreases over the year were Government, 2,900; Construction, 2,500; Financial Activities, 900; Other Services, 800; and Mining & Logging, 100.
The next unemployment update is scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2014 when the county unemployment rates for November 2013 will be released.
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As a homeowner, you may have the power to change your furniture layout with the muscle power of a few friends. And you may have the ability to design, redesign, add, or take away different artistic accents with relatively little effort.
But changing the size of your actual living space is one mission impossible - or is it?
Fortunately for the spaciously frustrated, storage solutions for larger items like bicycles help give the illusion of achieving the impossible.
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Part of a special section of wall-mounted units, this durable steel hook sells for a cool $11.99.
2. The bicycle storage landscape is strewn with complicated devices and frustrated owners seeking a solution to their organizational woes. But with the Solo Bike Rack, two simple rubber hooks designed to store any style or size, the assembly process proves far less intimidating. The rack features quality wheel rim protection, solid steel construction, and a durable epoxy finish. Reclaim your garage in no time!
Bicycle enthusiasts of every capacity can purchase this space-saving wizard for only $21.99.
3. Opportunities to try new bicycle storage units are on the rise as owners are disposing of more distressed models and older equipment. But new bicycle storage designs, like the Bike Hanger, are being introduced with space and convenience in mind. The absence of annoying assembly is of particular interest. Unable to find adequate floor storage for your collection? No worries. Floor space no longer has to be sacrificed for proper equipment storage.
With the economy in a funk and families everywhere pulling back on spending, there should be no need to spend big on functional items. Drop a Hamilton on the handy Hanger- sold for just $8.99.
Even with the strong reliance on cars and other public transportation, the active and sustainable communities are again turning to two wheels. The number of licensed cyclists reached an all time high of nearly 70,000 in 2009 - with the numbers of bicycle advocates still actively growing. The interest increase further shows that the need for proper bicycle storage hits home for riders in every community. Hopefully with new options like the hook, rack, and hanger - the momentum of eco-friendly transportation will continue. These bicycle accessories, in addition to easy installment and affordable prices, will usually last as long as you need them to. And yes, they are selling out quickly.


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Trade Secrets
This story appears in the November 1998 issue of . Subscribe »
While a patent provides protection for your invention, most patents have narrow claims, meaning they prevent competition only from designs that are very similar to the patented product. When you are issued a narrow patent, one way to protect your product and make it stand out in the market is by using trademarks consumers will identify with your product.
A good example is the Mr. Coffee drip coffee maker. This machine has several patents, but there are many similar products on the market, and the trademarked "Mr. Coffee" name is the one widely recognized by consumers.
A trademark includes any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination, used to distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from the goods of others. Using trademarks in combination with patents can give your product a substantial market advantage.
Consider Sally Bergmoser of McLean, Virginia, who markets and sells her invention, Ripe-N-Pockets. The product is a series of hanging compartments made from mesh that allow air to circulate and help pieces of fruit ripen just as they would on a vine or a tree.
Bergmoser got her idea in 1993, had a patent by 1994 and started selling her product in 1996. Last year, her direct-mail volume was under $100,000. Sales are expected to increase rapidly this year, since she's lined up a distribution network and a manufacturer's representative who concentrates on sales to catalogs and large retailers. In 1997, Bergmoser decided to further protect her product against competition by obtaining a trademark for the Ripe-N-Pockets name.
The Straight And Narrow
To evaluate the protection a patent offers, examine the claims. Bergmoser's claim for her patent (my comments are in regular type, in parentheses) reads:
An article for storing fruit and vegetables comprising a tube of mesh material adapted for permitting passage of gases from fruits and vegetables (and passage of) air and sunlight...(A patent claim typically opens by describing the field of the invention-in this case, storing fruits and vegetables. If the patent claim stopped here, it would be very powerful, as it would apply to all fruit and vegetable storage devices made of mesh. But the patent claim goes on to list additional features, which narrows the patent by restricting the number of potential competitors it protects against.)...having a plurality of elastic constricting means spaced along and affixed to a length of said tube of mesh material? This is what I call an add-on phrase that limits a patent's scope. If someone introduces a product that's similar to Bergmoser's but doesn't have elastic, there's a good chance it won't violate her patent.)...said tube of mesh material having openings extending lengthwise between constricting means whereby pockets are defined in said tubes by said constricting means and said openings. (A convoluted way of saying the patent covers only lengthwise openings. This greatly narrows the patent.)
For Bergmoser, this patent prevents competitors from getting a patent on a similar product, assures she can keep selling her product, and gives her a better chance of licensing her idea if she wants to do so. However, it's not strong enough to stop all competitors for mesh-based fruit-ripening devices. That's where a trademark comes in.
Make It Memorable
In my 20 years of bringing products to market, I've found consumers don't really remember or care if a product has a patent. They do, however, tend to remember trademarked names. Registering a trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office costs only $245-far less than getting a patent (although the cost can rise to $1,000 or so if you use an attorney).
To get the most from a trademark, keep these rules in mind:
1. A trademark distinguishes the source of one product from the sources of other products. This means you can't receive trademark protection until you are actually selling the product.
2. A trademark can't be a descriptive term; for example, Bergmoser couldn't trademark "Fruit-Ripening Mesh Pockets" or even "Mesh Pockets." This restriction makes it difficult to trademark a properly spelled term, unless it's a term not commonly associated with the product, such as Ocean Spray (a trademark of Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.). You can get around this by spelling the name incorrectly, such as Ripe-N-Pockets; using a made-up word, such as Kleenex; using a symbol, such as a wheel for the "o" in Mr. Coffee; or using a particular typeface, such as the font in the Business Start-Ups logo.
Still need to know more? Try the following resources:
- The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, (800)?86-9199, http://www.uspto.gov
- Trademark search firm Pop Data Technologies, http://www.trademarksrus.com
- Government Liaison Services Inc., http://www.trademarkinfo.com
Even if you have a patent, trademarks can provide additional protection and name recognition. Use them liberally as part of a smart strategy to set your product apart in the market.
Winning Ideas
Would you like a chance to expose your new product to thousands of potential wholesale buyers-for free? It could happen if you win the National Mail Order Association's (NMOA) "US500" contest.
The 500 winning products chosen will be featured in the NMOA's newsletter, Mail Order Digest, which goes to buyers from mail order, catalog, infomercial and direct-marketing companies in the United States and abroad. Fifty of the winners-one per state-will also have their products featured on the NMOA Web site free for one year. To receive an entry form (due no later than December 31), call (612)?88-4193, visit http://www.nmoa.org or send a SASE to NMOA, 2807 Polk St., N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55418-2954.
Which Way?
Question: I've invented a manual vacuum pump that could be sold for industrial use to drain coolant and oil out of machines, or sold to homeowners to drain oil from boats, autos and lawnmowers. The product needs to be slightly different for each market, and I can only afford to go after one market. Which do you recommend I tackle first?
Answer: The consumer market's appeal is its large size and its (relatively, in this case) glamorous nature. The downsides: Competition is fierce, buyers are hard to reach, promotional programs are expensive, margins can be low, and plenty of marketing pitfalls exist for new entrepreneurs. Among the things that can derail an inventor are slotting allowances (fees some retailers charge before selling a product); co-op advertising allowances (fees retailers charge manufacturers to advertise their products); and product returns (retailers will return products returned by consumers or damaged in the store).
The industrial market is typically much smaller than the consumer market. But it has many attractive features for inventors: Buyers tend to behave in a more uniform way, competition is less cutthroat, prices are higher, the market is more open to a one-product company, and low-cost trade shows provide effective access to key buyers.
I recommend you approach the industrial market first. It's easier to penetrate, and the costs to introduce a new product are lower than in the consumer market. I'd recommend targeting the consumer market first only if you have an experienced contact in the market who will spend up to 10 hours a week helping you launch your product.
Don Debelak, author of Bringing Your Product to Market (John Wiley & Sons, $19.95, 800-225-5945), is a marketing consultant specializing in bringing new products to market.
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Bombings, police checkpoint ambush kill 11 in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Two bombings and an ambush of a police checkpoint in Iraq killed 11 people in and west of the capital on Monday, said officials.
Police officials said the deadliest attack took place at night when a bomb exploded inside a café full of customers in southwestern Baghdad, killing six and wounding 16.
Hours earlier, three people were killed and five others wounded when a bomb went off in a commercial street in the Abu Ghraib area to the west of the capital.
Also, gunmen sprayed a security checkpoint with bullets in the city of Fallujah, a former al-Qaida stronghold 40 miles from Baghdad. Two policemen were killed in the attack, officials said.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures for all attacks. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media.
Violence has spiked in Iraq, with more than 5,000 people killed, since a deadly April security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in the northern town of Hawijah. Public places such as cafes, restaurants, mosques and markets have been bombed by insurgents who want to undermine the Shiite led-government in Baghdad. Security forces have also been targeted.


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Focus Financial Partners, which brings together independent RIA firms, said Monday that LaFleur & Godfrey of Grand Rapids, Mich., had joined the partnership with some $400 million in client assets. This addition is the fourth transaction Focus has made in 2013.
"We launched Focus almost seven years ago to bring together fiduciary-minded RIAs to help them achieve their strategic business goals. LaFleur & Godfrey's practice centers on high-touch service, deep client relationships and a drive for growth, all of which are attributes we look for in our partners," said Rudy Adolf (left), founder and CEO of Focus, in a press release.
"The Midwest will continue to be an important geographic market for Focus, and we are excited to develop deeper ties and attract other talented advisory teams in this region," added Adolf.
LaFleur & Godfrey has been in business since 1987, providing investment-management solutions to high-net-worth clients, as well as some financial-planning services.
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"Our ability to tap into a deep knowledge base and additional resources while remaining independent were key factors in our decision to join the partnership," Van Timmeren explained. "We look forward to a truly collaborative relationship with Focus and its partners as we continue to develop our practice."
Founded in 2006 with $3.5 billion in client assets, New York-based Focus has been expanding at a fast clip by adding veteran RIA and ex-wirehouse teams, a strategy that many firms in the business are pursuing aggressively to tap into the $3.2 trillion independent-RIA market.
The partnership said in mid-July that it had wrapped up 10 transactions and boosted client assets by $14 billion over the past 12 months. The group's independent advisors and their practices had about $62 billion in client assets and more than $250 million in yearly revenue, it noted at the time.
Also last month, the private-equity firm Centerbridge Capital Partners said it would invest $216 million in the RIA partnership. This arrangement is expected to close in the third quarter, with Focus partners and management retaining a majority of their ownership in the company; Focus' investors, Summit Partners and Polaris Ventures, will continue as shareholders.


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REPORTS TO: Store Manager/Assistant Manager
To serve a dual function in the store, that of a Sales Associate, and that of a Supervisor. A Supervisor's priority is selling and customer service. The Supervisor will function as a key carrier (manager-in-charge) during designated shifts as part of the management schedule in the absence of another member of management.
Sales Associate:
- Achieve store goals through superior customer service.
- Always be professional, friendly, and courteous with a positive attitude.
- Invite customers to:
o Open a private label credit card and become Premier Rewards Member
o Become a Club 50 Plus member (if applicable)
o Subscribe to Magazine offer
- Greet/acknowledge each customer promptly as they enter the department in a friendly manner with a smile.
- Interrupt store tasks to assist and answer questions for customers in a pleasant and courteous manner.
- Suggest additional merchandise to customers on sales floor, at wrap stations, and in fitting rooms.
- Follow-up on customers in fitting rooms to see if they need additional service.
- Maintain the store and all wrap stations in a clean, neat, and organized manner.
- Maintain merchandise presentation to company standards.
- Complete all store tasks in an accurate and timely manner, including the following:
o POS/Sale Set-up prior to sale start date (to include signing)
o PCAs (price changes) completed by close of business on the effective date
o Transfers completed by close of business on the effective date
o Damages completed by close of business on the effective date
o Merchandise counts
o Key in telephone number and e-mail address when prompted at the POS
- Ring the customer up in a prompt and efficient manner
- Thank the customer by name and invite them to come back at the close of each sale
- Follow all company policies and procedures
- Practice Loss Prevention Standards at all times
- Alert management of suspicious situations
- Follow check approval procedures
- Handle all returns/exchanges according to company policies/procedures
- Opening and closing the store
- Protecting all company assets
- Ensuring proper execution of all store operations and company programs
- Ensuring the highest level of customer service and satisfaction
- Maintaining company standards throughout the store
- Ensure entire staff is working to achieve controllable goals
- Delegate and follow-up when appropriate for understanding and ensure compliance
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Boulder, Colorado: Proto's Pizzeria Napoletana
Proto's Pizzeria Napoletana
Multiple locations
Location reviewed: 4670 N Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304 (map); 720-565-1050; ProtosPizza.com
Pizza style: They term it Neapolitan-style
Oven type: Gas
Price: Proto, large $16
Greetings from the Department of Snap Judgments, where I pass through a town in which I'm totally unfamiliar with the pizza landscape and form opinions after only one pie.
Here's the thing: I found my way to Proto's Pizzeria Napoletana on a recent trip through Colorado based on a few friendly recommendations, but when I entered the restaurant and got a look at the pizzas on other customers' tables, I wasn't inspired to order more than a single pie. I figured I could always get more if the pizza tasted better than it looked and, well, one pie proved to be enough. It wasn't bad, but rather vehemently pedestrian.
Proto's has been around since 1999, and people seem to like it. It earned some love from Bon Appetit back in 2002, and has grown into a mini-chain of six restaurants, including the location I visited in Boulder, CO. There, I watched the fellow behind the counter use a large silver rolling pin to press out ultra-thin pizza skins from balls of dough that had been flecked with dried oregano.
By looks, I feared these thin-crusted pies would arrive as sauce and cheese on a cracker. But, actually, other than some crisped bits around the edges, the undercarriage of our pie had plenty of give. In fact, I found that the crust lacked some gumption—it needed more char, more chew, more flavor, more something.
Given that we only committed to one pie, it seemed fitting to go with the namesake Proto Pie: mozzarella, tomato sauce, basil, and Italian sausage. Though you'd think the meat would steal the show, I got stuck on the sauce. Our waiter told us that the DiNapoli tomatoes had been mixed with "a little" garlic salt, but it tasted like a lot, and the effect was to turn the sweet sauce somewhat cloying.
Could any of the other toppings save the day? Well, I didn't much notice the cheese. The sausage did offer plenty of fennel-y flavor, but the little coins of meat—even when they'd started to curl up into pepperoni-like cups—had a soft, not-quite-mushy texture.
Proto's offers plenty of other topping combinations, and it may be that some of these do a bit better. They'll do a classic Margherita, with a different red sauce made of San Marzano tomatoes. Another pie, called The AP, proudly features anchovies, which Proto's t-shirts call "The Other Sushi." Or, you can branch out into more interesting territory, with something like the Low Rider: honey tomato chipotle sauce, mozzarella, bacon, pineapple, and cilantro.
I didn't try any of those other pizzas, and so maybe I just got the wrong thing. Plenty of patrons seemed happy with their meals—one little boy had eaten so enthusiastically that I watched him exit the restaurant wearing a full-on Joker mask of sauce.
Was I too rash? Did I catch Proto's on a bad day? Set me straight, or at least tell me where I should go to rectify the situation next time I find myself in the Rocky Mountain State.
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For 2013 Norco Bicycles has some very exciting new models. Here's some highlights of what's new with Norco Bicycles for 2013.
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Making of Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The
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The Ultimate Behind-the-Scenes Tour de ForceIn 1977, George Lucas brought Star Wars to the big screen--and made cinema history. Now, more than twenty years later, the visionary writer-director, his brilliant crew of special-effects wizards, and an exciting cast of talented stars have united to make the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated Episode I of the Star Wars epic.Star Wars: The Making of Episode I is your exclusive entrée backstage where the wonders of the newest chapter in the Star Wars saga are brought to life, including - A series of exclusive interviews with George Lucas as he discusses the genesis of the Star Wars story, from themes to scenes to dialogue- The development of such classic characters as young Jedi student Obi-Wan Kenobi and R2-D2--plus intriguing newcomers Anakin Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and Jar Jar Binks- The creation of new state-of-the-art creatures and special effects by the legendary Industrial Light & Magic team- Pre-production: from storyboarding, set-building, and model-making to costume design and the casting of pivotal roles - Post-production: Including editing, scoring, and combining computer generated effects with live-action footage- Shooting in England, Italy, and Tunisia, with stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman- Hundreds of drawings and photographsWitness all the movie-making magic behind the sensational Star Wars saga's newest episode!
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9 Clever Halloween costumes using bed sheets, Bedsheet Costumes | King of Cotton
9 Incredibly Clever Halloween Costumes You Can Make With A Bed Sheet.
If you're short of time this Halloween and like the feeling of cotton next to your skin (and who doesn't?) then why not grab a bed sheet and turn it into a costume? Don't worry, you don't have to dress as a ghost: there are plenty of more creative options if you've got a little time and a few different colours to choose from.
Here are 9 of the very best costumes you can make with bed sheets.
The Statue of Liberty
Making a homemade Lady Liberty costume couldn't be easier. Simply take a green sheet and wrap it around your body, then take the ends and safety pin them together over your shoulder. To make the headdress, cut a piece of green foam to fit your head, and the torch can be made by rolling some thin green card into a tube and filling it with yellow and orange tissue paper. Piece of cake!
Princess Leia
This adorable Princess Leia costume is a little more complicated than the Lady Liberty design as you'll need to add a few stitches or pins to create arms for the costume and add a pillowcase for the hood, but on the whole it's not too tricky. If you want to give it a try, here's a really great tutorial by a craft website owner called Melissa. You can simply scale it up to create an adult costume.
A Bishop
To create a bishop costume, get a volunteer and drape a white sheet over their body as if your volunteer were a ghost. Mark where their head touches the top of the sheet and cut a hole to fit their head. Draw sleeves on the resulting poncho and cut them out, roughly stitching up the sides. Decorate the garment with crosses and add finishing touches by following this excellent tutorial.
To turn yourself- or your kids- into mummies, all you have to do is find an old white sheet and cut it into long strips. Put on a white top and white leggings to preserve your modesty if the 'bandages' start to unravel (!) and then get creative by winding the fabric strips around your head, body and legs until you look the part. Some fake blood can add a great finishing- and creepy- touch.
Greek/Roman Toga
All you need to transform yourself into an ancient Greek or Roman is a white sheet and some gold braided rope or ribbon. You start by crossing the sheet behind your back, and then you take the two corners and tie them over your shoulder before belting the resulting toga with the gold rope. There's a fantastic YouTube video tutorial here.
Weeping Angel (Doctor Who)
If you're a fan of Doctor Who, you'll recognize these creepy bad guys. The weeping angels look like statues but are in fact scary alien life forms who send their victims back in time! To make your very own weeping angel costume, you'll need a large grey sheet, two grey pillowcases, a length of hosepipe (yes, really) and some angel wings from a fancy dress store. You can access a tutorial here.
Little Red Riding Hood
If you have a red sheet, you can make a wonderful long, red, hooded cloak that- combined with a shop bought wicker basket and a simple dress- makes a fantastic Little Red Riding Hood costume. If you have a friend who is willing to dress as a hungry wolf you've got a perfect duo costume too. Here's a straightforward tutorial showing how to make the sheet fabric into a cloak.
These clever costumes are even better if you use Egyptian cotton sheets (just kidding!). All you need to transform yourself- or your kids- into ancient Egyptians are some white sheets, coloured sticky back plastic for the neck decorations, some curtain ties for belts and tea towels for head dresses. Just copy the designs in this photo for great results every time.
If you have a red sheet and you happen to be a guy, it's probably best to go to a party as Marvel superhero Thor rather than Little Red Riding Hood! The sheet will be turned into arm guards and a cape, while your 'armour' is constructed some grey cardboard. You can either buy a prop hammer or make one yourself. There's a fantastic and easy to follow tutorial here.
Good luck with your Halloween costumes, and don't forget to let us know on facebook how they turned out.
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DWTS Season 14 Rumor (?) – Taylor Armstrong
NOTE the Question Mark in the title!! The source on this occasion is Hollywood Life and they, like so many others, were wrong as often as they were right before last season. Especially this early in the game.
Also not sure I would qualify this as a rumor or just DWTS peeps wishful thinking. From Hollywood Life:
HollywoodLife.com's 'Dancing With The Stars' insider says Beverly Hills housewife Taylor Armstrong and TV Legend Regis Philbin are on the producers dream list. What would you think if they joined next seasons cast?
The Regis Philbin thing is a gimme, since he said previously on Live with Regis and Kelly that he would do the show if Derek was his partner. 🙂
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An excessive heat warning remains in effect for the River Valley and all of eastern Oklahoma until Friday; however, that could actually be lifted early.
Take a look at the picture above. This satellite/radar shot represents a trough moving through the Midwest. This trough will kick a cold front across our area late Thursday night into Friday morning. This time of the year cold fronts are few and far between, so enjoy the drop in temperature and humidty this weekend!
Late Thursday evening along the front there's a chance that storms develop across northeastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Due to the extreme amount of heat at the surface any storms that develop could produce damaging winds. This type of setup is very typical for microburst winds. If storms develop get indoors and stay away from windows.
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Several years ago, while teaching third grade, the school asked me to have students write stories. One of my third-grade boys (age 8) wrote a story unlike any I have ever seen in all of my years of teaching. Instead of writing about the usual kinds of stories which children do, he wrote about his experience as an adult man during war.
His story was about trying to save his family while he was being called off to war. He was rushing to hide them in the basement and get them necessities, while trucks of soldiers were coming by to pick him up and take him with them off to war. It was in Europe, and there were trucks. It's been several years, and I no longer recall all the details, but the essence of the story has stayed with me ever since. Out of all the stories my students wrote over the years, it is the only one I can clearly remember today.
As someone who believes in reincarnation, I've always wondered if, in fact, this child's story was a past-life memory. It was shocking to read. It sounded like one of the World Wars. His concerns sounded just as if an adult man of 35 was speaking about his feelings. There are a number cases now researched and published of young children who remember past lives, and even past lives in wars.
I mentioned the story to his mother, and she responded, "I know. He's just like an old man, in a little boy's body."
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From the auditorium to the poker table
The Fergusons have always played cards and Chris has been playing poker since he was ten years old. In high school, he already played poker for "small change" with friends regularly, and during his time at university he began playing over the internet in chat rooms. Before online poker programs as we know them today existed, Chris was playing on an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel. Chris attended UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and spent eighteen long years of his life studying computer science. After five years as an undergraduate student, he spent another thirteen as a grad student until he finally earned his PhD.
While he was at university, Chris often spent weekends in Las Vegas, usually returning home with a nice amount of money. In 1994 he began to play poker more intensively. Armed with his mathematical talent combined with a photographic memory and the knowledge of game theory his father passed on to him (which would prove to be virtually unbeatable), he entered the poker scene. In 1995, Chris participated in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) for the first time and made it all the way to the limit Razz final table. During the next five years, he took part in only few tournaments but still sat at seven WSOP final tables and even managed to place fifth at the 1998 L.A. Poker Classic in pot-limit Hold'em. When Chris happened to have a little time off playing poker or studying, he would go swing dancing – he even worked as a dance instructor at the UCLA swing dance club before he joined the poker circuit.
In 1999, UCLA finally told him it was time to take his degree and move on. So, a little reluctantly, Chris left his care-free life as a student, worked hard to attain his PhD and then concentrated fully on poker.
Chris takes the WSOP by storm
In the year 2000, Chris' career as a poker player really started to take off when he won two Gold Bracelets at the WSOP in limit Seven-Card Stud and in no-limit Hold'em. At the prestigious no-limit Hold'em main event, Chris found himself heads-up against the legendary T.J. Cloutier.
Chris held A♠ 9♣ to Cloutier's A♦ Q♣. Cloutier was sure that he had the better hand and went all in pre flop. Ferguson called and the flop came 2♥ K♣ 4♥. At this point it still looked like Cloutier was going to come out on top. The turn brought K♥ and now Cloutier was almost positive he was going to win. Yet the turning point came when the river brought 9♥ and, with a pair of nines, Ferguson had the title as 2000 world champion in the bag.
Ferguson's win was a touching moment for both players and spectators.
"Are we still friends?" the then 37-year-old, spindly Ferguson asked the burly, 62-year-old T. J. Cloutier. "Of course. Don't feel bad, you played great," answered Cloutier. With tears in his eyes Ferguson hugged Cloutier and then accepted the coveted Gold Bracelet.
No final table without Chris Ferguson
That same year, Chris took part in numerous other famous tournaments and finished in the top ten at every single one of them. The following years, Chris continued on the road to success and soon became a fixture at the final table. In 2001 he won his third Gold Bracelet at the WSOP in limit Omaha Hi Lo. He also won the California State Championship in pot-limit Hold'em and participated in the first "World Poker Challenge", the "L.A. Poker Classic", the "Tournament of Champions", as well as the "Legends of Poker".
In 2003, Chris won two more WSOP Bracelets playing limit Omaha Hi Lo and limit Hold'em & Seven-Card Stud.
In 2004, Chris won the "Winnin'O'the Green" no-limit Hold'em tournament and placed second at the WSOP in no-limit Deuce to Seven Lowball. In total, in 2004, Chris took part in approximately 70 tournaments and even more than that in 2005.
In 2005, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson once more proved what he was capable of and won the "Harrahs Rincon Poker Tournament", the WSOP circuit main event. Many of the great and experienced poker legends met at the final table and it turned out to be one of the longest and toughest tournaments in the history of the WSOP. The last three standing were Chad Brown, Prahlad Friedman and Chris Ferguson. The final game lasted 13 hours and most fans and supporters had either fallen asleep or gone home when Chris was finally able to beat his opponent Prahlad Friedman with a pair of Jacks. Ferguson was extremely pleased to have won. The previous year he had not won a WSOP tournament, so now he was especially proud to win against such strong opponents. A couple of months later Chris won another WSOP circuit trophy, another golden ring.
In 2006, Chris eliminated prominent poker professionals such as Daniel Negreanu, Sam Farha, Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed at the "National Heads-Up Poker" no-limit Hold'em tournament, but came in second after Ted Forrest.
In 2007, Chris won another WSOP circuit tournament, the "Harvey's Casino Poker Tournament", playing no-limit Hold'em.
The secret of his success
Few faces are more recognizable in the world of poker than Chris Ferguson. He is known by the nickname "Jesus" because of his trademark the long brown hair and beard. This combined with his wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses, paints quite a picture.
Chris loves the intellectual and mathematical component of poker. Intelligence and the ability to reason are the most important qualities a poker player should possess, he explains in an interview. Chris spends a lot of time thinking about poker and analyzing the strategy of other players. "Jesus" possesses the extraordinary gift of being able to read his opponents and interpreting their subconscious actions to adjust to their game and play accordingly. He says,
"There are two types of information that opponents give you. One is tells, which are conscious or subconscious actions that a person makes that give an indication of the strength of his hand. The other is the way they play hands, and their way of thinking about hands."
Another piece of advice he likes to share with other poker players is to always carefully manage one's bankroll (the money at one's disposal to play poker). It doesn't matter how well you play, sooner or later you will lose and if you are unable to manage your money well, you will soon be broke.
Chris once said in an interview that he could not remember a time when he did not play cards. He states that he had had a wonderful childhood and above all, he had always loved going to school. This is reflected in one of his favorite childhood memories:
"I guess maybe my favorite childhood memory was of my French teacher, who, oddly enough, was probably the funniest person I've ever met in my life. It would be very difficult to give you a flavor of how funny he was, but he put on a show for the students…That's when I realized I loved school, because every time I left his classroom, I was just in a great mood and having a great time."
His response to the question of whether or not poker has changed his life his answer is, "I don't know if it's changed my life; it IS my life." As he went directly to the poker table from university, there is little doubt that poker has always been part of his life.
Chris describes his win at the 2000 and 2002 WSOP as the crowning point of his career so far. He enjoys his fame, and says he likes being recognized in public. Only when he is in a hurry it does bother him from time to time, because he really loves giving people the attention.
With his black cowboy hat and black clothes, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson looks like a character straight out of a Western movie. More than just one reporter has hoped to reveal a story of Chris' life just as dark and exciting as those of the desperados in the movie classics. The only thing "crazy" about his life, though, are his occasional nightclub visits, which he also enjoys treating his friends to. With respect to his style of dressing – especially his hat – he says that it is just part of his poker image. With his "non-intellectual" outfit, he hopes to fool those who do not know him:
"Without it, I may look more like a university professor than a poker player…Players who don't know me may think, 'That guy wears a cowboy hat. He probably plays a lot of poker but he doesn't understand the mathematics behind it.' (I apologize to those cowboys who do understand the math). That perception of me is dead wrong."
Away from the poker tables
Away from the poker tables, Chris Ferguson is also a successful businessman. In 2004 he gathered a team of computer specialists and poker professionals and developed a poker software called Tiltware, which eventually became the foundation for the online poker room Full Tilt Poker. Chris is one of the founding members of this poker room, where he started an interesting experiment, the so-called "Chris Ferguson Challenge".
His goal was to start at zero and build up his bankroll by playing freerolls (tournaments without a buy in where one can still win money) in order to make big money. As not every poker player has a lot of money to play with in the beginning, the aim of Chris' "challenge" was to show you can still get somewhere in poker even when you start out with no money at all. He did reach his goal, turning $ 0 into $ 10,000 within only a short space of time!
Chris realizes that poker is not his calling, and that he does not have a PhD in computer science for nothing. He has worked as a research assistant and has done some consulting work for companies (California State lottery, Bureau of Census), as well as for private clients. Along with other poker legends such as Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow and Ted Forrest, he also co-wrote a book called "The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition".
As of July 2008 Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is unmarried and dating the Brazilian actress Fabolosa who is often seen congratulating him after winning tournaments. He lives in Pacific Palisades, California. Chris likes to spend his free time (whenever he is not working, writing books, or participating in live tournaments) dancing. From foxtrot to waltz, tango and mamba all the way to West Coast swing (his favorite dance right now) – he does it all. When asked where his favorite place to "hang out" was, he responds, "I go dancing. I don't just hang out."
But Chris Ferguson is not just known for his extraordinary poker playing skills, his intellect, or his dance moves – he has also gained fame with a fairly unique hobby of his. Chris' talent for playing with cards apparently does not stop at the poker table; he also uses them to slice fruit and vegetables! He'll slice a banana or cucumber in half just by throwing a regular playing card.
His favorite movie is "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and his favorite actor is Johnny Depp. He prefers R&B, jazz and classical music and his favorite "celebrities", he says, are Gandhi and Martin Luther King. His favorite vacation spot is Watamu Beach in Kenya.
A living legend
The poker players Chris "Jesus" Ferguson respects the most include Erik Seidel, Dan Harington, Mike Sexton and Daniel Negreanu. If he could change anything in the world, he says he would,
"Teach people to be more tolerant & accepting, and less hypocritical."
When asked what he would like to change in the world of poker, he responds,
"Casinos should get very tough on abusive players, so poker can have the respect it deserves."
Poker is in Chris' blood and there is nothing he would rather do,
"I love playing poker. I am fascinated by the sport. It doesn't matter high limit or small limit. Whether its Honolulu or Wiesbaden, wherever poker is played, I feel at home a little."
Without a doubt, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is amongst the world's poker elite; five WSOP Bracelets, three gold WSOP Circuit Rings, and numerous other wins and final tables, as well as prize money amounting to more than 7 million dollars speak for themselves. Despite his success, Chris still works arduously to improve his game. With the help of computer programs he analyzes hands or evaluates different scenarios in order to find the weak points of his strategy so he can repair them. Chris also works hard to progress on the professional and intellectual level. It is his aim to teach game theory at a renowned university and be a professor, just like his father.
This intellectual cowboy with the photographic memory, this "Jesus" who turned $ 0 into $ 10,000 and cuts vegetables with playing cards, is a true asset to any tournament table and definitely keeps things exciting – thanks, Chris!
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Peyton Manning bids farewell with retirement press conference
Friends, family members and former teammates gathered at the UCHealth Training Center for Peyton Manning's retirement press conference to celebrate him and his career.
Broncos host third annual Broncos Business Huddle
Together with event partners Marketing 360, CenturyLink, Ceridian and Xcel Energy, the Broncos Business Huddle provided attendees with an opportunity to network with Broncos legends and senior executives, hear from keynote speaker Michelle Beisner-Buck, an ESPN Feature Reporter for Monday Night Countdown and former Broncos Cheerleader, and more on Feb. 5, 2020.
Broncos, USAA host military members for luncheon and minicamp practice viewing
At the Broncos' first mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday, the team hosted dozens of military members in partnership with USAA for a luncheon, which included the special opportunity to watch practice and meet players and Head Coach Vic Fangio.
Inside the 2018 Broncos Business Huddle
The Broncos hosted their second annual Broncos Business Huddle on Thursday. The event kicked off with a breakfast, a chance to take a professional headshot, and several different opportunities to meet with the event partners: Marketing 360, Ceridian, CenturyLink, the University of Colorado Executive Programs, Xcel Energy and ColoradoBiz. Hall of Fame former Broncos running back Terrell Davis delivered the keynote speech before guests broke out into smaller groups with Broncos executive and staff members for advice in their respective lines of work.
Memorable moments from the Broncos' 2018 Kickoff Luncheon
The Broncos hosted their seventh annual Kickoff Luncheon on Wednesday at the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse. Take a look at some of the best moments from the event, which capped a fundraising effort that brought in more than $250,000 for Denver Broncos Charities.
Broncos host 'Partner Signing Day' for select new partners at UCHealth Training Center
The Broncos hosted new corporate partners for their inaugural "Partner Signing Day" on Tuesday. Representatives from 7-Eleven, AAA, Chick-fil-A, Fitness Gallery, Flagship Food Group (505 Southwestern), Ford, Ikon Pass (Alterra), National Pavement Partners, PDC Energy and University of Colorado Executive Education signed contracts with Director of Football Administration Mike Sullivan, toured UCHealth Training Center, enjoyed lunch in the cafeteria and watched practice from President and CEO Joe Ellis' balcony.
Military members take part in USAA's Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp
The Broncos and USAA hosted USAA's Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp for 55 active duty military members at Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Afterward, they watched practice and met Broncos players and President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway.
Broncos host 2018 'Pigskin with Pops' on Father's Day
For Father's Day, the Broncos and UCHealth hosted an event for families to come to Sports Authority Field at Mile High, where they could play football and other games together, see the Broncos' Lombardi Trophies and take photos with examples of Broncos players' lockers.


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